Lynda sent an email asking where she might find the Tea Cup Caddy featured on the blog back in January 2012. I tried to email Lynda back directly but the email address must have been mistyped so I’m posting the reply here. The tea cup caddy was sold through Black + Blum and is listed…
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Ask The Desk: Stamp Pads and Federal Supply Service Notebooks
Zack was curious: Re: Federal Supply Service Notebook I was wondering if you have ever seen one of those books in a golden color? I have one ins the green but would love to have a few golden colored ones. It appears that like Henry Ford might have said, “You can have any color…
Ask The Desk: Scratchy Pens & Jotter Refills
Millicent asked two questions and I’ve been mulling over them for a few days: About fine points of any type, be they fountain, roller, ball pen or even pencil. While they would not be my first choice, sometimes a medium or broad just won’t work. I have found workarounds for pencils to avoid the 0.3…
Ask The Desk: Typist’s Desk and Purse Pens
Robert asks: As a writer, I recently purchased an electric typewriter for drafting content. What kind of supplies are appropriate for setting up a vintage typing desk: lamps, pens, paper, erasers, etc.? If what you are hoping to do is to create a classically vintage workspace, be sure to go through the Vintage posts for…
Ask The Desk: Posterboard Presentation, Orderly Lawyer and Triumph-like Nibs
I get a lot of Ask The Desk questions these days so I am trying to compile them into weekly digests. And please, if you have ideas or advice for those who’ve sent in questions, please leave your ideas in the comments. Thanks! Scott asks: I am a university student, with a modest budget but…
Ask The Desk: Notebook Questions
Sandy asks: Can you please explain what is meant by “volant” and “cahier” in regards to noyebook types? Especially volant, I do not get why a notebook is called by these two names. What am I looking for when I want one of these? Cahier and Volant are terms Moleskine uses to describe two of…
Ask The Desk: Organizing Correspondence
I recently received a letter from Paul asking: What are the best practices for archiving correspondence? My first recommendation was the Paper & Type Letter Ledger which I use to archive all my correspondence. I use this to track regular correspondence as well as any thank you notes I might send. Christmas cards and thank…